¹³ For, dear brothers, you have been given freedom: not freedom to do wrong, but freedom to love and serve each other.

² Be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.

⁸ Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love makes up for many of your faults.^[a]

⁷ Dear friends, let us practice loving each other, for love comes from God and those who are loving and kind show that they are the children of God, and that they are getting to know him better.